HB 776 Louisiana House · 2024 Regular Session

DWI: Provides relative to operating a vehicle while intoxicated

This bill updates Louisiana's laws regarding driving under the influence by clarifying implied consent rules for chemical tests involving alcohol, drugs, and their combinations. It applies to drivers of cars, watercraft, and locomotives, requiring them to submit to blood, breath, or urine tests if arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired. The legislation specifically mandates that coroners perform toxicology screens on victims of traffic fatalities and ensures these results can be used as evidence in court. Additionally, it defines "drug" broadly to include any substance that impairs a person's ability to operate a vehicle safely.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 25, 2024 Signed Jun 18, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2024 · House May 29, 2024

How they voted

38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
May 20, 2024
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican28
27 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 89, nays 0, Senate amendments concurred in.
lower
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 15, 2024
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported with amendments.
upper
Apr 17, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 100, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (12-0).
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
lower
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors